Baby&#39;s diaper.



L. E. IRWIN..- BABY'S DIAPER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1906.

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LOUISA IRWIN, OF LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

"BABYs DIAPER.

I Specification of Letters Patent. j Application and August 2a, 1906. Serial Nd. 331,816.

Patented Oct, e, 1908.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Louis: E. IR IN, ,a

J subjectof'the King of Great Britain, anda resident of the city of London, in the county of Middlesex, in the Province. of Ontario, Canada, have invented a new and'useful Babys Diaper, of which the following is a. specification. I

This invention relates to a diaper worn around the lower portion .ofthe body of babies. And in its simplified form this invention consists essentially of a diaper the body of which is formed of a piece of fabric longer in one cross section than the otherso;

that when folded there will be an unfolded margin at one edge, which unfolded margin acts as a bandor formation which is extended around the body of the baby and its ends secured together to hold the diaper at the position at which it is placed on the baby. To this it is proposedto add a second piece of fabricfor more positively absorbing the sop. All of which will be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification where1n;

' Fig re 1 is a plan view of a babys diaper embo ying my invention, in this view-the diaper is spread outflattready for folding. Fig. 2 is a plan View of same showing the diaper folded. Fig. 3 is a section on line '2-2 Fig. 2, and 4 is a like view on line 3 -3 Fig. 2.

- In the accompanying. drawings ;.the let- .ter, A, designates a piece of soft fabric, preferably a piece of soft antiseptic; absorbent cotton, and oblong in shape, so that when folded, there will be an unfolded margin at 4 one edge.

B, designates a second or smaller piece'of soft fabric, also preferably a piece of soft antiseptic absorbent cotton, and formed with scalloped edges as shown in the accompanying drawings; and this smaller piece of fabric, B, is placed on and about midway be tween the opposite side edges of said piece of fabric, A, but off the center or nearer; one

of the end edges of said piece of fabric, A, than the other. The scalloped or incut edges of the fabric B serve as guides to 'permit an accurate placing of the fabric in position in order that the folding willtake placeon lines which will present the multiple plies at predetermined points.

In Fi 1 the diaper is spread out ready.

for fol mg, and in Fig. 2 the diaper is" the edge, 1", of the folded as fol-lows;First grasp the corner marked, a, of the fabric, A, and 'fold the latter in a triangular manner on the dotted line, 6, this brings the corner, ,a, to the point, 0, and the sections or scallops, d, and, e, of the fabric,

'13, over the'scallops, f, and, g, respectively, gof said fabric, B, this gives two thicknesses ofieach of the fabrics, A, and, B, at the point where the fabric, B, is secured to the fabric,

A, but only two thicknesses of the fabric, A,

shown folded and the operation of folding is beyond said fabric, B. Then grasp the corbrings the corner, h, of the fabric, A, to the point, a, Fig. 2' and the sections or'scallop's e, and, g, over the scallop, f; this 'ves four thicknesses of each of the fabrics, and, B, or eight thicknesses of fabric, in all, over the section or scallop, f, and four thick--.; nessesof the fabric,- A, between the section or scallop, f, and the edges 0, 1', and s, of the fabric, A; and the unfolded margin, A, composed of one thickness of fabric between ortion and the edge, if, of the unfolded portlon of the fabric.

The folding of the materials in the manner as stated forms a triangular shaped portion comprising a plurality ofduplex'triangular folds, certain of said folds being of less area than the other'folds',- the folds of smaller area being formed from the fabric B, the folds ofv greater area from the fabric A. The fabric B being doubled upon itself in a triangular manner and provided with '.ner,.h, of the fabric, A, and fold it in a tri-. angular manner onthe dotted line, m, this duplex triangular shaped folds and the same is true withrespect to the fabricA. .The triangular shaped portion provided after the 'folding has. been completed will owing to the dis )osition of the fabric B with respect to the 'abric A have its outer part of greater thickness than its inner part. thematerials in the manner as stated the fabric A is provided at one end with a rec- By folding on the baby.

the baby, and the one thickness, A, of fabric gives shape to the diaper and prevents anything escaping. which would soil the other clothes ad acent thereto on the baby, and also acts as a band or formation which extends around the body of the baby, and its opposite ends secured together, to hold the diaper at the position to which it is adjusted The-fabric, B, may be unattached or attached to thevfabric, A, according to circumstances,- under ordinary circumstances the folds of the diaper when folded in the manner herein described, is sufficient to hold the fabric, B, in place when the diaper is secured in position on the baby, but when the baby gets active and be ins to move to any extent, the piece of fabric, B, may be sewed or otherwise secured or attached to the fabric, A, as a precaution to hold the two pieces of fabric in place on one another.

The practical advantages of a, diaperconstructed as 7 described are ;that it gives eight thicknesses of absorbent fabric where it is especially needed for the sop, and four thicknesses of absorbent fabric beyond these eight thicknesses for absorption, and to prevent anything escaping which would soil the clothes adjacent thereto on the baby, and the unfolded margin A, acting as a band or formation, being formed of one thickness of 'soil the clothes of the baby.

Having thus described my invention, I

A diaper for infants embodying a triangular-shaped portion formed of a plurality of duplex triangular shaped folds, certain of said folds being of less area than the other folds, said smaller folds positioned at one end of the large folds, said triangular shaped portion being of greater thickness at one end than at the other, said diaperfurther comprising a rectangular portion of a single thickness and which terminates in one of the folds of larger area of said trian ular shape portion, the base of said fold 0? larger diameter in which terminates said rectangular portion being of a width equal to the length of said rectangular portion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

' LOUISA E. IRWIN.

Witnesses:

P. J. EDMUNDS, G. Farms. 

